The Lawful Calling to the Office

The last subject treated under the above caption was the "examination of prospective ministers of the gospel." We now pass on to article 5 that deals with ministers already in the ministry of the Word, who are called to another congregation. The article reads: Ministers already in the Ministry of the Word, who are called to another congregation, shall likewise be called in the aforesaid manner by the Consistory and the Deacons, with observance of the regulations locally practiced or made for...